Reducing rigidity in labor markets is key to lowering unemployment. Theoretical models suggest that the impact of such reforms depends on the country-specific regulatory framework. We test this hypothesis by…
The participation of women in top-level corporate boards is subject to intense public debate. Countries are considering binding quotas to increase the share of women on boards or have already implemented such…
Increasing complexity and multidisciplinarity make collaboration essential for modern science. This, however, raises the question of how to assign accountability for scientific misconduct among larger teams of…
Dieser Übersichtsartikel fasst die empirische Literatur zu den Auswirkungen von Naturkatastrophen und Wetterveränderungen auf internationale Handels- und Finanzströme zusammen. Zu den Auswirkungen auf den Handel…
We analyze data from an author-conducted survey of members of the French and German parliaments on European Monetary Union reform preferences. We consider three potential drivers of preferences: nationality,…
In the last two decades, airline alliances were not only successful in extending the size of their networks, but also received approvals by public authorities to intensify their cooperation up to merger-like…
